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Original Articles

Too Close for (Brain) Comfort: Improving Science Vocabulary Learning in the Middle Grades

Researchers Take a Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigating How Middle Grades Students Learn Science Vocabulary

Pages 16-21 | Published online: 26 Aug 2015

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